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' D. COLOGNE & S'. H. NICHOLS. SHIRT WAIST. No. 534,425. Patented Feb.19, 1895n NITED 4STATES PATENT linien.,

DONALDSON COLOGNE AND SETII H. NICHOLS, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OFCOLUMBIA.

SHIRT-wAlsT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo.'534,425, dated February19, 1895. Application filed December 20, 3.894. Serial No. 532,391. (Nomodel.)

.To axZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that we, DONALDSON COLOGNE V and SETE H. NICHOLS, citizens ofthe United waist and belt thereof to which a pair'of,

trousers is designed to be attached by any suitable fastener.

A further object of the invention resides in the peculiar constructionof the button hole tabs, which are made up of two complemental pieces,both pieces having notches on their adjacent edges, which when thepieces are brought together and sewed, form an aperture for carrying afastener.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of theparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specificallydefined in the appended claim. y

We clearly illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the let-` ters of reference marked thereon form a part of thisspecification, and in which drawings- Figure l is a side elevation of awaist provided with a series of tabs. Fig.2 is a detail view of a Iiapmade up of two sections or pieces, being shown in vertical section. Fig.3 is a detail View of a front elevation of a button hole'tab.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a waist of ordinary construction, andat a suitable distancefrom the bottom edges thereof is sewed the belt B, and disposed aboutthis belt, at suitable intervals, corresponding to the button holes onthe waist band of a pair of trousers to be held thereto, are the buttonhole tabs C, having their upper edges inter.

vwhich after the two piecesare brought together, form an aperturedesigned to hold a fastener. These pieces are sewed together along theiradjacent edges, and in case of a breakage of the yfastener carried inthe said aperture, can be readily replaced by breaking the stitches downtoone edge of the aperture, and when replaced may be readily sewed upagain. This provision is made where it is desired to hold a fastenerpermanently to the tabs. fastener the aperture may be elongated into aslit allowing the button or fastener to be readily and quickly removed,when it is desired to launder the waist.

We claim- As an improved article of manufacture a waist A and a beltsecured thereto, and the tabs C, free from the belt at their lower ends,and made up of two co'mplemental pieces, both pieces having registeringnotches on their adjacent edges, forming the aperture d when When it isdesired to use a removable the two pieces are sewed together, the upperp ends ofthe tab sections being inserted between the upper edge of thebelt and waist, and sewed thereto through two thicknesses of the saidtab, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

- DONALDSON COLOGNE. SETH I-LNICHOLS.

Witnesses:

v SODEN Soorr, E. L.V GINBYSQNH'

